Content access authentication for dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol

An apparatus of a client operable to access content from a server, the client comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

• signal, by the client, a first message for transmission to the server, wherein the first message includes a request for a media presentation description (MPD) file;
• decode, at the client, an MPD file received from the server, wherein the MPD file includes:
• a client authentication value for authenticating the client;
• and
• a content access authorization value for authorizing access by the client to content from the server;
• execute, at the client, a client authentication protocol indicated by the client authentication value and a content access authorization protocol indicated by the content access authorization value;
• and
• signal, at the client, a second message for transmission to the server, wherein the second message includes a request for content from the server, when the client is successfully authenticated as an authenticated player and authorized to play back content indicated in the MPD file.

An apparatus of a server operable to provide access to dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) (DASH) content, the server comprising one or more processors and memory configured to:

• decode, at the server, a request for a media presentation description (MPD) file received from a client;
• signal, at the server, an MPD file for transmission to the client, wherein the MPD file indicates a client authentication value and a content access authorization value;
• decode, at the server, a content request message received from the client, wherein the content request message indicates a request for DASH content from the server;
• and
• signal, at the server, the DASH content for transmission to the client, when the client is configured to execute a client authentication protocol indicated by the client authentication value and a content access authorization protocol indicated by the content access authorization value.

At least one machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for accessing dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) (DASH) content from a server, the instructions when executed perform the following:

• signaling, using one or more processors at a client, a first message for transmission to the server, wherein the first message includes a request for a media presentation description (MPD) file;
• decoding, using the one or more processors at the client, an MPD file received from the server, wherein the MPD file indicates a client authentication value and a content access authorization value;
• executing, using the one or more processors at the client, a client authentication protocol indicated by the client authentication value and a content access authorization protocol indicated by the content access authorization value;
• and
• signaling, using the one or more processors at the client, a second message for transmission to the server, wherein the second message includes a request to access DASH content from the server, when the client is successfully authenticated as an authenticated player and authorized to play back DASH content indicated in the MPD file.